Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 30 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 5PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
E
9
1.8
NE
6
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.4
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
5
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
12
12
18
6
245
304
393
524
628
711
730
703
749
935
982
1114
1259
1817
2030
3061
3329
3690
5045
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
35
NNE
35
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:18AM1.80m
6:54PM1.89m
7:01AM1.80m
7:35PM1.92m
7:43AM1.81m
8:16PM1.93m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.31m
1:03AM0.47m
1:16PM0.29m
1:45AM0.45m
1:57PM0.28m
2:27AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:15
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
4
12
30
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
12
13
13
11
12
11
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
E
9
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
Energy kJ
32
12
12
18
6
17
17
3
6
6
6
3
5
5
20
20
20
20
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
2
2
3
6
3
3
3
5
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
12
2
2
2
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.4
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
4
NNE
10
4
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
5
NNE
11
Energy kJ
5
23
49
90
171
245
304
393
524
628
711
730
703
749
935
982
1114
1259
1817
2030
3061
3329
3690
5045
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
Distance (km)
82
82
258
82
82
264
82
437
448
468
468
468
450
264
448
467
469
442
448
442
448
448
90
74
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
5
8
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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